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Think of the stripes of a zebra and the complexities of a spider’s web. Think of a snowflake... These are natural patterns that have been recognized for centuries, and they can all be accounted for mathematically. In this enlightening book, Ian Stewart shows how life on Earth develops not simply from the outworkings of genetic processes, but also from the principles of mathematics. The result is a visually compelling guide to the links between mathematics and the natural world – a beautiful journey through the fields of science, mathematics, history and art.
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PRAISE FOR STEWART'S FLATTERLAND
The most exciting book I have read this year...truly amazing.
--A.S. Byatt
A book in which the hard science is as gripping as the fiction...one for anyone with an interest in where science comes from.
--The Times
...an accurate, informative portrayal of contemporary mathematics without a single equation in sight.
--Nature
A provocative, ambitious, and enjoyable attempt to ask and answer some of the most interesting Big Questions of modern science.
--New Scientist
About the Author
Ian Stewart was awarded the 1995 Michael Faraday Medal by the Royal Society for the year’s most significant contribution to the public understanding of science. He is Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Mathematics Awareness Centre at the University of Warwick. Previous publications include Does God Play Dice? and The Magical Maze.
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- PublisherNew York, New York, U.S.A.: W H Freeman & Co
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0297607235
- ISBN 13 9780297607236
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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